Foster Care Program: Improved Processes Needed to Estimate Improper Payments and Evaluate Related Corrective Actions

March 7, 2012
The U.S Government Accountability Office (GAO) analyzed the extent to which the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) estimation methodology generated a reasonably accurate and complete estimate of improper payments across the Foster Care program. The GAO also sought to determine if ACF’s corrective actions reduced Foster Care program improper payments. To complete this work, GAO reviewed ACF's fiscal year 2010 improper payments estimation procedures, conducted site visits, and met with knowledgeable ACF officials. GAO found that ACF's methodology was not reliable.
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